Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares (VTIFX)

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Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares (VTIFX) is up 0.3% since the beginning of the year. VTIFX is currently trading at $29 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of VTIFX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,003.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares (VTIFX) has returned 0.28% so far this year and 1.34% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, VTIFX has returned 1.53% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.26% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 4, 2013, VTIFX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.20%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 28.9 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Jul 2022 with a return of +3.4%, while the worst month was Aug 2022 at -3.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, VTIFX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 13, 2023 with a return of +1.4%, while the worst single day was Jun 13, 2022 at -1.2%.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares has an annualized alpha of 2.40%, beta of 0.01, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 04, 2013.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (10.76%) than losses (7.90%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.01 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

VTIFX has an expense ratio of 0.07%, which is considered low.

VTIFX ranks 10 for risk / return — above 10% of mutual funds peers on PortfoliosLab. Its historical combined result is below most peers; review the five component ranks for context.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares provided a 4.33% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.24 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares was 16.07%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 827 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares drawdown is 1.58%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.